secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON INC (EXPD)
CIK:        0000746515
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-24T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-066108
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Expeditors announces new $3B share repurchase program, effective after current authorization ends
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- Board authorized $3B share repurchase program on February 23, 2026, effective upon expiration of current authorization.
- Current authorization (from Feb 2024) allows repurchasing shares down to 130 million outstanding.
- CFO Hackett cited excess cash from capital-efficient model and plans to return cash via dividends and buybacks.
- Expeditors is a 'dividend aristocrat' aiming to continue returning substantial cash to shareholders.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/746515/000119312526066108/0001193125-26-066108-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/746515/000119312526066108/expd-20260223.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-066108

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